The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-06
oLD. rlME SUGAR RAlsINe.

How 1t Was Conducted on the Bore
Plantation Nearly Seventy Years Ago.
This plantation was sagaciousiy and
tastefully laid out for beauty and pro-
ducriyeness The gardens occupied a
large area, and at once astonished the
eye by the magniicence of their shady
avenues of orange trees. Unbrollen re-
treats Of myrtle and laurel defied the
rays of the sun. Flowers of every de-.
scription perfunaed the air. Extensive
orchards produced every fruit of which
the climate was susceptible. By judicious
culture there had been obtained remark
able success in producing an abundance
of juicy grapes, every bunch of which,
however, when they began to ripen, was
enveloped in sack of wire to protect
them against the depredations of birds.
The fields were cultivated with such
careful Observance of the variable ext
gencies of every successive season that
there was no such thing known as a
short or half crop, or no crop at all.
This was reserved for much later days.
But under the administration of Etienne
de Bore, during period of twenty five
years, from the first ebullition of a sugar
kettle in 1875 to the time of his death In
1920, every crop was regularly the same
ever. he ceased to exist this seat Of order
and nrosneritv became a chaos of die
order and min and tha eqtata fineIIy
nassad away from, fine family i,,to +La
hands of strangers.
It was a self-s1fficient little domain
exnortinp a good deal and in,nortine, h,,t
meaoerIv 90 that tba h.I.nce 1,,o. 1,o,.,,
much in its favor II ~ was Iorool,, s,,,5-
nIied With sbaen and tbe;r 1rooi el' Ill,
peese. dncl,s tnrlSevs o11inea fowls a,,d
every variety off ro,Ilfrv without ctin+
EGGS were gathered by the fnsheI Pio.
eons cIouded the ann and y,,Lo,, All, s,,,e1I
bIacl cl,s,,.ia III r,,.;s, =, I.,,I1
were rine- those featbered e1ic,,re. mi stet.. st,
them voraciorlslv. pot rovaIlv grn,l a,d nd
falling from the trees stre,yed tl,e oron,,J
beneath. numerous herd of cattle'
under the insnaction off old Pomney onI
n black yo,,n,,sta,. called saI',;s "n ~,
English mousel. on account Of HE d;-
miIIl,tive fio11re. 1ost,,red l,1x,,r;o,,sI1,
and grew fat. What a cn1antitv ~
fresh butter rich choese Mill cre.,,,
md clahheri Vast hal.ns e1o,.e-sd LII, iii,
corn. rice and bay. hives It7,rsfi,,o- ,,,;ti, ~,
honey: VEGETABLES without ,ness,,[7, and ~,
so luscious. a varied and liberal e,,r,,It, I,f
carriages rvavs res5Iv fo,. ,,.a a,,j ho,,ees
for the saddle or for drivinor oil o,Ioss,,
and sIaal. sri;te,i ,,,,,Ia ,soaiI ~ eaS csy 10y
we'll c,,rriedFtbe ,r;fl 1f tba fe,,d 81.
shrirnns and fish from tbe r;ve,. ,n,,It;
t,,das r. l,,.a,,.1i9l, f,,, ti.e .I.
raccoons and nnnose,s e TO asgR 1a1an Iasc4fs
baart |f 4ie NJ e,,,.I,, ,,,, D.. III
made Of his '-lr eStote T bott fara, 1 apd dl'lo
plantation. Eyery % Gav before in 1i.u dawn
carloads denarted for Now 0rIoors y;tt
diversified produce most Of I,i.5 wL;cb Was was
handed over when i reached IT., ',1 Gjastin.' NJ
tion to two old ,..on.or - @ III
Marie Who Yer. +l,o "n, sathe .i anu
ians Of the town bo,,ss T nf Ra-a ,,.c IT, ~
admirably understood t tbe a. art % Of so,iincsy
and y,trt. vveII l-no,,,,, -, tl,a1
lation whose cant;danca W I +to. "ae .esd.!pi aopJ-
Goinp to marLet With ' 5s,tats pssesssn' fssn
thev peneraIIv bro,,abt sa t,,a,a ,,aai i,
emntv Jo.a,,b;,,a ban5so,on ,+.asA DaoA
Imbed and liSht ~ footed n,riatta 9I.s
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